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enFilter by Toolkit (i.e. Qt, Gtk, etc.)http://linuxappfinder.com/blog/filter_by_toolkit
<p>I added new filter options so you can only view apps with specific toolkits. These new options are sub-entries to the overall Show Graphical Apps option. It must be checked for the others to matter. The available toolkit options are Gtk, Qt, Tk, wxW, and other. Ncurses already had a separate callout.</p>
<p>Hopefully this will help those KDE and Gnome users who prefer Qt and Gtk apps over alternatives.</p>
<p>Thanks to Oliver for the suggestion.</p>
http://linuxappfinder.com/blog/filter_by_toolkit#commentBlogsgtkNewsqtThu, 27 Mar 2008 14:28:37 -0700chadm674 at http://linuxappfinder.comGtk and Qt Preferenceshttp://linuxappfinder.com/blog/gtk_and_qt_preferences
<p>In December I posted a <a href="/poll/gtk_or_qt">poll</a> asking visitors to vote based on their desktop environment and graphical toolkit preferences. While there were many votes in each category, the most noteworthy is that nearly 60% of respondents care if either Gtk or Qt is being used. The data is interesting because it highlights some of the progress that still needs to be made so all Linux software can work equally well no matter what desktop environment is being used.<!--break--></p>
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<p>Of the 558 users who voted, 48% use KDE, 45% use GNOME, and 7% use a different environment.</p>
<p>Among the KDE users, it was fairly close between those would don't care which graphics toolkit is used and those that prefer Qt, but will use Gtk. Voters who only use Qt based apps were a distant third.</p>
<p>Among the GNOME users, the largest percentage didn't care which toolkit was used. The number of users who only use Gtk based apps was only slightly behind those who prefer Gtk, but will use Qt.</p>
<p>When comparing the trends between KDE and GNOME some interesting data points can be found.</p>
<p>44% of KDE and 44% of GNOME users don't care about the underlying graphical toolkit.</p>
<p>The differences start to appear when looking at those users who do care. 41% of KDE users prefer Qt, but will ultimately use Gtk based apps, while only 31% of GNOME users prefer Gtk, but will still use Qt. A larger percentage, 25%, of GNOME users will only use Gtk, vs. 15% of KDE users who only use Qt.</p>
<p>What does all of this mean? I look at it two ways. First, that there is a difference in behavior between GNOME and KDE users, but only among an equal percentage that care about the underlying graphics toolkits. I'm leaving the realm of data now and moving to speculation, but it does make some sense. GNOME seems to have more of a desire for everything to fit together in a certain way and some purists don't want to deviate from that. Others just don't want the bloat of the extra libraries. For KDE users some additional flexibility is needed because some of the most prevalent GNU/Linux apps like <a href="/package/gimp">the GIMP</a> and <a href="/package/firefox">Firefox</a> don't use Qt.</p>
<p>The second way I read the data is that we still have a long way to go with respect to Linux application development. Not only are we competing with apps on Windows and OS X for user and developer attention, we are competing amongst ourselves. The only people who should really care about Gtk, Qt, or any other toolkit, are the developers. Unfortunately, their difference in appearance forces us, as users, to notice them.</p>
<p>Efforts such as the <a href="/package/gtk2-engines-gtk-qt">Gtk-Qt Theme Engine</a> for KDE do a good job at masking the differences, but they aren't perfect. For example, I set my buttons to only show the word OK and not the icon as well. This setting doesn't get transferred to the Gtk apps. A bigger one is the File dialog where we do all of our opening and saving. KDE and GNOME do things differently so a Gtk app in KDE still uses the GNOME dialog. This is inconsistent and can be confusing to new users.</p>
<p>Hopefully collaborative efforts such as the Portland project and other communication between developers can improve the situation, but for now, checking which toolkit a program uses will be something that many of us do.</p>
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http://linuxappfinder.com/blog/gtk_and_qt_preferences#commentBlogsgnomegtkkdeqtFri, 05 Jan 2007 22:03:23 -0800chadm562 at http://linuxappfinder.comPoll: Gtk or Qt, Do You Care?http://linuxappfinder.com/blog/gtk_or_qt
<p>Does it matter to you if an app is created using Gtk, Qt, or another graphical tool kit? I just published a <a href="http://linuxappfinder.com/poll/gtk_or_qt">poll</a> asking what desktop environment you use and to answer that question. I frequently see posters on various forums declining to use a program because it uses a different tool kit than their desktop. How widespread is this behavior and why the preference?</p>
<p>It seems to me that limiting ourselves in this way only lengthens how far applications need to come in order to meet every user's needs. KDE, GNOME, and other environments have been working to ensure interoperability between them, but if our (the users) biases defeat it, then there is still more work to be done.</p>
<p>I include myself in this discussion as well. I use <a href="/package/gimp">Gimp</a> and <a href="/package/synaptic">Synaptic</a> regularly, but as a KDE user I still find that I lean towards Qt based apps first when evaluating new ones.</p>
<p>Please feel free to leave your comments in addition to your vote. If we can identify the reasons for toolkit preference maybe we can help separate the myth from reality and come closer to making GNU/Linux easier and better.</p>
<p>Vote <a href="http://linuxappfinder.com/poll/gtk_or_qt">here</a>.</p>
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http://linuxappfinder.com/blog/gtk_or_qt#commentappsBlogsgtkqtSun, 17 Dec 2006 13:35:09 -0800chadm558 at http://linuxappfinder.com